Machine for shaping uppers over lasts



Aug. 11, 1936. Q pYM MACHINE FOR SHAPING UPPERS OVER LASTS Filed Feb.20, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 11, 1936. pYM 2,050,377

MACHINE FOR SHAPING UPPERS OVER LASTS Filed Feb. 20, 1955 4 Sheets-Sheet2 Fig.2.

Aug. 1 1, 1936. c pY MACHINE FOR SHAPING UPPERS OVER LASTS 4 Sheets-Shet5 Filed Feb. 20, 1955 Aug. 11,- 1936.

MACHINE FOR SHAPING UPPERS OVER LASTS Filed Feb. 20, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet4 30 B2 4 31 24 22 kid Patented Aug. 11, 1936 NH'E'ED- STATES 2&50377PATENT QEFEQE Mass, by Arthur F. Pym, executor, Swampscott, Mass,assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Paterson, N. J., acorporation of New Jersey Application February 20, 1935, Serial No;7,435

42 Claims.

This invention relates to machines for shaping uppers over lasts andmore particularly to means for lasting the opposite sides of shoesbetween their toe and heel-end portions. The in- 5 vention is hereinillustrated as embodied in a machine for operating upon shoes in themanufacture of which the upper materials at the opposite sides aresecured in lasted position by cement, although it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited to side-lasting means,

nor limited to the use of cement as upper-fastening means.

In the illustrated machine there is provided, in accordance with afeature of the invention, a

5 novel organization of means for shaping uppers over lasts comprisingflexible elastic lasting means, herein shown as a rubber apron, which byengagement with the upper from its toe-end portion to its heel-endportion draws the upper 20, tightly over the last, and overlaying meansvariably conformable to shoes of different shapes for laying themarginal portion of the upper through the apron inwardly over the insoleinto lasted position. As herein shown the overlaying 25 means comprisesa plurality of overlaying members at each side of the shoe extending ina series lengthwise of the shoe substantially from the toe to theheel-end portion of the shoe, the overlaying members at each side of theshoe being relatively 30 movable heightwise of the shoe. In theconstruction shown, the flexible apron is supported by carriers inposition to receive and support a last and shoe which are depressedwithin the apron by means which is arranged also to determine 35 thecorrect relative positions of the overlaying members in operating uponthe shoe. As illustrated, this means comprises a plurality of pressermembers positioned side by side lengthwise of the shoe and arranged toengage the bottom 40 face of the shoe between its toe and heel-endportions and substantially midway between the opposite side edges of theinsole. The presser members are movable as a unit toward the shoe andare relatively movable to positions deter- 45 mined by the lengthwisecontour of the shoe bottom. Extending between the presser members andthe above-mentioned overlaying members when the presser members are inengagement with the shoe are plungers slidingly mounted in 50 theabove-mentioned carriers. As the presser members are moved intoengagement with the shoe they act through the plungers to move theoverlaying members, against the resistance of spring means, intopredetermined heightwise re- 55 lation to the bottom face of the insoleand also to move them relatively to one another to conform themsubstantially to the lengthwise curvature of the bottom face of theshoe. Thereafter the presser members are moved as a unit in a directionheightwise of the shoe to depress the 5 last and shoe within the apron,the plungers moving with the pressor members and thus maintaining theoverlaying members in adjusted positions. As herein shown also thecarriers for the apron are moved, inwardly as the last and shoe 10 aredepressed within the apron to render the apron more effective byfrictional contact with the upper to work it heightwise of the last.

It is a further very desirable characteristics of the machine hereinshown that the overlaying 15 means is movable inwardly to press theupper through the apron close'to the edge of the insole to facilitatethe application of cement to the lasting margin of the upper materialsbefore laying the upper over the insole. In the machine illustrated,there is provided operator-controlled means for moving the overlayingmembers inwardly including spring means for permitting the overlayingmembers to move relatively to one another as they are moved inwardlyinto positions to hold the upper through the apron along the sides ofthe shoe near the edge of the insole, the overlaying members thusconforming substantially to the widthwise curvatures of the oppositeside edges of the insole. With the overlaying members positioned asabove described, the presser mem bers are moved upwardly away from theshoe bottom to permit the operator to apply cement to the marginalportions of the upper materials and in order that the overlaying memberswill thus hold the upper with the shoe and last depressed within theapron there is provided clamping means on the carriers for holding theplungers and the overlaying members against upward movement. This means,as herein shown, comprises nippinglevers mounted on the carriers, onefor each of the plungers, the nipping-levers being arranged to lock theplungers against upward movement relatively to the carriers whilepermitting them to move downwardly with the pressers.

While the machine herein shown, as above described, comprises flexibleelastic lasting means for working an upper heightwise of a last incombination with other means for laying the marginal portion of theupper inwardly over an insole on the last, it will be recognized that insome of its novel aspects the invention is not limited to such acombination nor to an organization having flexible elastic lasting meansfor conforming an upper to the shape of a last.

The above and further features of the invention, including various noveldetails of construction and combinations of parts, will now be moreparticularly described by reference to the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of a machine in which the inventionis embodied, showing the positions of the parts with the shoe underpressure at the completion of the lasting operation;

Fig. 2 is a view in right-hand side elevation of the machine shown inFig. 1, with parts broken away;

Fig. 3 is a view on an enlarged scale, partly in side elevation andpartly in section, showing more clearly the overlaying means, with partsin the same positions as in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a detail view illustrating the relative positions of theoverlaying members and the shoe during the overlaying operation;

Fig. 5 is a view, partly in front elevation and partly in section,illustrating the relative positions of the presser members after theyhave been moved into engagement with the bottom face of the shoe; and

Fig. 6 is a section on the line VI-VT of Fig. 5, but showing thepositions of the parts when the upper materials are held ready forcement to be applied thereto.

For lasting the opposite sides of shoes the machine herein shown isprovided with a flexible elastic apron 20 preferably consisting of asheet of vulcanized rubber formed and arranged to present initially moreor less of a hollow in which to receive and support a last presentedbottom upward with an upperand an insole thereon. The apron is thusarranged to extend across the top face of the upper and last beneath thesame and as illustrated is of such length as to extend from the toe-endportion to the heel-end portion of the upper and to overlap more or lessthese different end portions which preferably, although not necessarily,will have been lasted before the shoe is presented to the machine. Theapron is supported in position to receive the shoe by carriers 22 whichextend lengthwise of the shoe, one at each side of the shoe, and towhich the apron is secured by clamps 24 and screws 26. To assist insupporting the last and shoe there is provided a block 28 of rigidmaterial, preferably of light metal such as aluminum, which is fastenedto the apron and is arranged to underlie and serve as a support for thetop of the heel end of the last, and a toe rest 33 which acts throughthe apron to support the forepart of the shoe. The toe rest 33, which ispreferably shaped to conform substantially to the contour of the top ofthe forepart of the last just rearwardly of the toe end, is mounted on asupport 3| which is vertically movable in bearings in the frame 25 ofthe machine. Surrounding the support 3| between a shoulder 33 on thesupport and a shoulder 35 on the frame is a spring 31 which actsnormally to elevate the toe rest, a nut 39 on the lower reduced endportion of the support acting to limit upward movement of the toe restby engagement with a portion of the frame (Fig. l). The block 28 and theapron 2B are fastened together by a resilient U-shaped metal clamp 32and a screw 34 (Figs. 3 and 5). Slidingly mounted in a guideway 35 inthe block 28 for movements in directions lengthwise of the last is aslide 33 having fast thereon a spindle 4Q arranged to project into thespindle hole in the last. It

will be understood that the slide 38 may be moved toward or from the toerest 30 to position shoes of different sizes in proper relation to thelasting means, the movement of the slide away from the toe rest beinglimited by a pin 42 in the block 23 (Fig. 5).

In the course of the operation of the machine the last and shoesupported as above described are depressed within the flexible elasticapron 20 by a holddown 45 comprising a group of vertically movable shoeengaging members or pressers 44, herein shown as sixteen in number,which are arranged side by side lengthwise of the shoe with their lowerend faces directed toward the shoe and adapted to engage the bottom faceof the shoe, from its toe end to its heel-end portion, substantiallymidway between the opposite sides of the shoe. Threaded into eachpresser 44 (Figs. 1 and 3) is an upwardly extending rod 41 which isslidingly mounted in a bracket 46, and surin holding the pressers inassembled relation against tipping movements relatively to a horizontalplane while permitting them to move relatively to one another heightwiseof the shoe. As shown particularly in Fig. 5, each bolt 59 has formed onone end a head 6| between which and a washer and nut 63 on the other endof the bolt, the pressers 44 are held loosely in assembled relation. Thebracket 46 is mounted to swing in a vertical plane about short axiallyalined horizontal shafts 48 fast on brackets 50 (Figs. 1 and 2). Thebracket 46 may thus be swung by the operator toward or from the shoe tocarry the pressers 44 into and out of operative position, so as topermit a shoe to be readily presented to the machine and removedtherefrom and also to facilitate the application of cement to themarginal portion of the upper materials, as hereinafter described. Theswinging movement of the bracket 46 in a direction to carry the pressers44 toward the shoe is limited by abutmerits 52 on the brackets 59, theseabutments determining the proper positions of the bracket 46 and thepressers 44 in operating on a shoe. For locking the brackets 46 and 50together after the bracket 45 has been swung into operative positionthere are provided slides 54 (Fig. 1) which are mounted in horizontalguideways in the bracket 46 for movements into and out of engagementwith opposing abutments 56 on the brackets 58. Each slide 54 is held inits guideway in the bracket 4-5 by a plate 51 in which there is formed aslot 58 into which extends a pin 60 carried by the slide 54. Each pin 60projects also into a slot 62 in the lower end of one arm of a lever 64pivotally connected to the bracket 46 at 66. Each lever 64 has anupwardly extending arm 68 to which there is pivotally connected a linkHi the opposite end of which is pivotally connected to a slide '52movable in a vertical guideway 14 in the bracket 46. The slide 12 isprovided with a handle 15 by means of which it may be moved in itsguideway to impart to the levers 64 swinging movements in directions tomove the slides 54 into and out of engagement with the abutments 55. Itwill be understood that after a shoe and Each presser has a pair of lasthave been presented to the machine the bracket 46 is swung forwardly anddownwardly until it rests on the abutments 52, after which the operatormoves the slide I2 upwardly to swing the levers 64 in directions to movethe slides 54 into engagement with the abutments 56,'thus locking thebracket 46 and the pressers 44 in operative positions, and that afterthe shoe has been operated upon the slide '52 is moved downwardly by theoperator to cause the levers 64 to be swung in directions to withdrawthe slides 54 and thus to permit the bracket 46 to be swung upwardly andrearwardly into an inopertive position. For locking the bracket 46 ininoperative position there is pivotally connected to the right-handbracket 50 (Figs. 1 and 2) a rearwardly extending arm 78 having formedat its outermost end a recess 86. A spring 82 connected at one end tothe arm and at the other end to the bracket 56 acts to swing the armrelatively to a pin 84 carried by the bracket 46 in a direction toengage the pin in the recess 88 when the bracket 46 has been swungupwardly and rearwardly far enough to move the members 44 as a unit intoan out-of-the-way position. A handle 86 extending upwardly from the arm18 is provided for swinging the arm relatively to the pin 84 against theresistance of the spring 82, to unlock the bracket 45. The brackets 50are fast on a pair of rods 88 vertically movable in bearings in theframe 25 of the machine and are moved upwardly by springs 92 mounted onthese rods. For moving the brackets 58 downwardly to carry the members 4into engagement with the bottom face of the shoe and then to depress thelast and shoe within the apron 28 there is provided a treadl-e M whichis mounted on a rod 95, journaled in the frame 25 and is connected by alink 98 to a crosshead IilIl connected to the lower ends of the rods 88.

As the last and shoe are depressed within the apron 2d the carriers 22,to which the apron is fastened, are moved inwardly under control ofmeans hereinafter described to render the apron effective by frictionalcontact with the upper to work the upper heightwise of the last. Eachcarrier is supported by pairs of parallel links I62 and Itd ofsubstantially equal lengths, the carriers being connected at their outerends to the links 562 and near their inner ends to the links I04 (Fig.2). Ihe links Hi2 and IE4 are pivotally mounted respectively on rods I66and IE3 which extend lengthwise of the shoe and are mounted in suitablebearings in the frame 25. Each pair of links E02 are connected togetherby a bar i it and these links are urged in directions to move thecarriers 22 inwardly toward each other by springs H2 which extendbetween the links )2, at the right-hand side of the machine, and pins iM projecting from the frame 25. For limiting the swinging movements ofthe links 82 and 964 in directions to move the carriers 22 toward eachother, each link )4 has an inwardly projecting arm Hi5 carrying anadjustable stop, herein illustrated as a screw I91, arranged to engagethe frame 25. It will be understood that by adjusting the screws I6! themovements of the carriers 22 toward each other may be varied as isnecessary or desirable in operating upon shoes of different widths, locknuts I09 being provided for holding the screws in adjusted positions. Itwill also be understood that the carriers 22 are moved inwardly by thelinks I02 and I514 without any tipping movement being imparted to thecarriers relatively to a horizontal plane.

In the machine shown the overlaying means comprises a group of membersH6 at each side of the shoe corresponding in number to the pressers 44.These members are positioned side by side between the links I62 and W4with their inner end faces extending in a series lengthwise of the shoesubstantially from the toe end to heel end of the shoe. After the shoehas been depressed within the apron 29 by downward movement of theholddown, the members H6 are moved inwardly into positions to actthrough the apron to hold the upper close to the edge of the insolewhile cement is applied to the marginal portion of the upper materials(Fig. 6), after which they are moved farther inwardly to lay themarginal portion of the upper through the apron inwardly over the bottomface of the insole and to press it upon the insole. As shown,particularly in Fig. 3, the end portions II5 of the members H6 aremounted to rotate about axes extending laterally of the shoe to permitthe overlaying members to conform closely to the opposite edgecurvatures of the insole, a spring II'i being provided for holding eachportion H5 against endwise movement and against the resistance of whichthe end portions may turn as the overlaying members are moved inwardlyover the edge of the shoe bottom. Each member H6 (Figs. 2 and 3) ispivotally connected to the upper end of an arm H8 and is urged upwardlyby a spring I20 which is connected at one end to a pin I22 carried bythe arm I I8 and at the other end to a pin I24 projecting from themember i it, n

an adjustable screw I25 carried by the member H6 and arranged to engagethe arm H8 being provided for limiting movement of the member Htrelatively to the arm II8 under the influence of thespring I220. Thearms H8 at each side of the shoe are pivctally mounted upon a rod E28carried by the upwardly extending arms I353 of a bell-crank 'lever I 32mounted on the rod we between the links-lfil. Projecting from each armH8 is a pin I34 to which there is connected a spring I36, the other endof which is connected to a pin 33 carried by the bell-crank lever 32.The springs I36 tend to swing the arms M8 in directions to move theoverlaying members inwardly toward the shoe, this movement of each armbeing limited by the engagement of a stop shoulder I 39 on each arm witha stop shoulder I42 on the bell-crank lever I22. Each bell-crank leverI32 has a downwardly extending arm I M (Figs. -1 and 2) the lower end ofwhich is forked to receive ablock I46 which is connected to the arms ofthe fork by trunnions hi8 extending into slots I49 in the arms. Formoving the blocks Mt toward or away from each other to impart swingingmovements to the levers E32 there is provided a rod i523 connecting theblocks together and having rightand left-hand threads thereon and'a.hand wheel E52 fast to its front end for turning it. The rod 5553 ismounted to turn in a bearing E54 sup-ported by the frame 25, and fast onthe rod, one on each side of the'bearing, are collars I56 for holding.the rod against lengthwise movement relatively to the bearing. It willbe understood that as the blocks I46 are moved away from each other thearms II8 are swung in directions to move the overlaying members H6inwardly toward the last and that as the blocks are moved toward eachother. the arms IIB are swung in directions to move the overlayingmembers away from the last by engagement of the stop shoulders I42 onthe bell-crank levers I32 with the stop shoulders 40 on the arms II8.Preferably the bell-crank levers I32 are swung far enough in themovements of the blocks toward each other to cause the links E82 and I04to be moved about their pivots W8 and I88 from the positions shown inFig. 2 into substantially vertical positions by engagement of the armsH8 with the bars I 58 connecting the links I82. The carriers 22 are thusmoved outwardly to open the apron 28 far enough to permit a last andshoe readily to be mounted on the spindle 40 with the forepart of theshoe supported by the toe rest 30.

As the holddown 45 is moved downwardly, by depression of the treadle 84,each spring 5| yields, when the presser 44 controlled by that springengages the bottom face of the insole, until all of the pressers havebeen moved into engagement with the insole, after which during continueddepression of the treadle the springs 5| as a whole, act through thepressers to depress the shoe and last within the apron 20. To assist thetoe rest 38 in supporting the shoe and in pressing its bottom faceupwardly against the apron 20 in the overlaying operation there isprovided a plunger I80 which is vertically movable in bearings in theframe and is normally elevated by a spring I62 which surrounds a reducedend portion of the plunger and bears at one end against a shoulder I 64on the plunger and at the other end against a shoulder I66 on the frame.A nut and lock nut E68 threaded on the reduced end portion of theplunger I limits upward movement of the plunger by engagement with aportion of the frame (Fig. 1). The plunger I60 is arranged underneaththe block 28 and that portion of the apron 28 to which this block isfastened and is depressed against the resistance of the spring I62 bythe action of this block thereon during the downward movement of thelast and shoe. Supported on this plunger is mechanism arranged tocooperate with the block 28 to prevent lateral tipping of the block andshoe in the lasting operation so as to insure that the opposite sideedges of the insole will be presented in proper relation to theoverlaying members I I0. This mechanism comprises a pair of clamp armsI10 pivotally mounted on pins I12 on the head I14 of the plunger 68 andarranged to engage the U-shaped clamp 32 whereby the apron 20 isfastened to the block 28 (Fig. 2). These clamp arms are controlled bytoggle links I16 pivotally connected to their lower ends, these twolinks being connected a pin 518 which is movable in a slot in the headI'M and is carried by a small plunger I80 in this head. The plunger I80is normally elevated by a spring I 82 in the plunger I60 as illustratedin Fig. 2. The upper end of the plunger I80 is engaged by the U-shapedclamp 32 and at the beginning of the downward movement of the isdepressed against the resistance of the spring I 82 and acts through thetoggle links I18 to swing the clamp arms I10 inwardly against the clamp32 so that these arms maintain the block 28 in an upright positionduring the lasting operation. Thereafter the clamping means is movedfarther downwardly with the plunger I60.

In order to prevent distortion of the heelend portion of the upper bythe upward pull of the apron 20 on the portions of the upper locatedforwardly of the heel end, the machine is provided with means forclamping the opposite sides of the heel end of the upper against thelast.

This means comprises clamp members I84 (Figs. 3 and preferably of rubberor leather arranged to engage the sides of the heel-end portion of theupper near the top edge of the upper, these members being mounted on theopposite ends of a thin resilient plate 588 which is fastened to theblock 28 and is so formed as to hold the clamp members initially inwidely spaced relation. It will be observed that the clamp members I84and the ends of the plate I86 are between the apron 28 and the shoe. Asthe clamp arms I are swung inwardly they act to swing the outwardlyflaring arms of the clamp 32 inwardly and through the apron to press theresilient plate 86 against the opposite sides of the block 28 and tospring its upper ends inwardly to press the clamps I84 against theupper.

As previously pointed out, the overlaying means is arranged to actthrough the apron 20 to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardlyover the insole and to press it upon the insole after the upper has beenworked heightwise of the last by the relative movement of the apron andthe last. For relatively adjusting the overlaying means and the lastheightwise of the last prior to the overlaying operation, there isprovided means controlled by the holddown for moving the overlayingmembers IIB into predetermined heightwise relation to the bottom face ofthe insole and for also relatively adjusting the members M6 to varytheir relation to one another. For this purpose there are slidinglymounted in vertical guideways in each carrier 22 a group of plungersI88, one for each overlaying member. The plungers E88 extend above thecarriers 22 and as the holddown is moved downwardly toward the shoe, bydepression of the treadle, the upper end faces of the plungers areengaged by the laterally projecting ears 55 of the pressers 44.Thereafter, during continued depression of the treadle, as the pressers44 move relatively to one another, by reason of the yielding of thesprings 56, to conform to the contour of the bottom face of the shoesubstantially from its toe end to its heel-end portion, they act throughthe plungers 588 to swing the overlaying members I I6 relatively to oneanother, against the resistance of the springs 520, about their pivotalconnections to the arms H0. The overlaying members are thus relativelyadjusted heightwise of the shoe to conform substantially to theheightwise curvature of the bottom face of the shoe in the machine.Preferably, as herein shown, the lengths of the plungers E88 are suchthat as the overlaying members are thus adjusted relatively to oneanother they are located in such heightwise relation to the bottom faceof the insole that they will act on the upper, through the apron 20, tolay its marginal portion inwardly over the insole in position to adherethereto during their subsequent inward movements. It will be understoodthat as the holddown 45 is moved downwardly to depress the last withinthe apron, it acts also to move the overlaying members downwardly. Tohold the overlaying members in adjusted positions against upwardmovement each carrier 22 has pivotally connected thereto, one for eachof the plungers I88, a clamp member 588 (Fig. 3) herein shown as anipping-lever arranged to press the plunger I88 against the oppositeside of the guideway in the carrier to hold the plunger against upwardmovement relatively to the carrier while permitting it to movedownwardly with the pressers 44. Each nipping-lever is swung in adirection to look its associated plunger against upward movement by aspring I92 which is connected at one end toa pin I94 in the carrier andat the other end to the outwardlyextending tail portion I96 on thenipping-lever.

For swinging the nipping-levers in directions to.

release the plungers for upward movement each carrier 22 has pivotallyconnected thereto arms I98 connected by a rod 288 which extendslengthwise of the machine beneath the tail portions I96 of thenipping-levers, one of these arms being provided with a handle 202(Fig. 1) by means of which the arms may be swung in directions to movethe rods 2B0 upwardly and thus to swing the nipping levers out ofengagement with the plungers I88. I

In the operation of the machine, briefly summarized, the operator mountsa last and shoe on the spindle 40 and by moving it lengthwise with thespindle presents it in proper relation to the toe rest 38, the apron 2Dand the overlaying members I I6. As thus mounted, the shoe is supportedby the flexible lasting apron 28, the clamp plate 32 by which the apronis fastened to the shoe support block 28 resting substantially inengagement with the upper end of the small plunger I88 and the toe rest30 being upheld by the spring 37 substantially in engagement with theapron 20 beneath the forepart of the shoe. With the shoe mounted asabove described, the operator swings the arm I8 upwardly to unlock thebracket 46 and then swings the bracket 46 forwardly and downwardly intoengagement with the abutments 52, after which the slide i2 is movedupwardly to lock the bracket ii; to the brackets 58 with the holddown 45in operative position. With the parts in these positions, the operatordepresses the treadle 94 far enough to move the holddown 45 intoengagement with the bottom face of the shoe, the pressers 44 movingrelatively to one another until their end faces engage the bottom faceof the shoe substantially from the toe end to the heel-end portion ofthe shoe. As the holddown is thus conformed substantially to theheightwise curvatures of the shoe bottom the overlaying members Hi5,through the plungers E83, are moved downwardly into predeterminedheightwise relation to the bottom face of the insole and are also movedrelatively to one another to conform substantially to the lengthwisecurvatures of the shoe bottom. Thereafter the shoe and last aredepressed within the apron by further downward movement of the treadle94, and the levers I32 are swung, by rotation of the hand wheel 52, indirections to move the arms H8 relatively to the bars Hi] to permit thesprings H2 to act on the links m2 and its to move the carriers 22inwardly. The apron 2c is thus carried inwardly to render it moreeffective by frictional contact with the upper to work it heightwise ofthe last, the apron being stretched more or less by the downwardmovement of the shoe to assist in working and pressing the upper tightlyinto conformity to the contour of the last. As the shoe and last aredepressed within the apron 28, the plunger ISG is depressed to swing theclamp arms IIil inwardly against the clamp 32 so as to maintain theshoe-supporting block 28 in an upright position and to spring the upperends of th resilient plate i86 inwardly to press the clamps I84 on theseupper ends against the upper.

As the shoe continues to move downwardly after the clamp arms Ill? areswung inwardly the plunger I58 and the toe rest 39 are depressed againstthe action of the springs 31 and I52. It

will be understood that the movements of the carriers 22 toward eachother are limited by engagement of the adjustable stops fill with theframe and that these stops are preferably so adjusted that with thecarriers in their innermost positions the portions of the apron abovethe bottom face of the shoe will be inclined more or less toward eachother as the shoe and last are depressed within the apron. Near the endof the downward movement of the shoe and last within the apron thelevers I32 are again swung about l r pivots in the same direction tomove the ove laying nembers H6 through the arms H8 and springs towardthe last, the movements of the parts being such that as the holddowncompletes its downward movement to depress the last and shoe the upperwill be held tightly conformed to the contour of the last and in closerelation to the edge of the insole by the overlaying members, thesprings I36 connecting the arms I18 and the levers I32 permitting theoverlaying members to move relatively to one another widthwise of theshoe to positions determined by the widthwise curvatures of the oppositeside edges of the insole. With the overlaying members I I6 in thepositions shown in Fig. 6 the treadle 94 is released by the operator topermit the springs 92 to move the holddown d5 upwardly out of engagementwith the bottom face of the shoe. Preferably at this time the bracket 46is unlocked from the brackets 52! by downward movement of the slide I2and the bracket 4% and holddown 45 are swung upwardly and rearwardlyinto inoperative positions where they are held by engagement of the armi8 with the pin 82 in the recess Bil. It will be understood that thenipping levers I98 act to hold the plungers I88 and the overlayingmembers i I6 against upward movement at this time so that the shoe andlast are held depressed within the apron by the overlaying members H6with the lasting margin of the upper materials, 1. e., that portion ofthe materials that is to be laid over the bottom face of the insole,projecting beyond the edge of the insole. The operator is thus enabledto apply cement to the lasting margin of the upper materials after whichfurther swinging movements are imparted to the levers I32 to cause thesprings 36 to move the overlaying members Hi5 toward each other. As theoverlaying members I it move toward each other they act through theapron to lay the marginal portion of the upper materials inwardly overthe insole. It will be seen (Fig. 4) that as the overlaying members moveinwardly over the edge of the shoe bottom their end portions H5 may turnmore or less, against the resistance of the springs I ll, about theiraxes, thus permitting the wiping edges of the overlaying members toconform more closely to the lengthwise curvature of the bottom face ofthe insole, the springs 31 and I62 yielding somewhat to permit thesemembers to move inwardly over the insole. As the overlaying members moveinwardly they act to force the apron 28 inwardly over the insole whilefurther stretching the apron. The upper is thus drawn tightly inwardover the edge of the insole and is laid upon the bottom face of theinsole. After the overlaying members having completed their inwardmovements, the machine is permitted to remain at rest, as illustrated inFig. 2, until the cement has set sufiiciently to hold the upper inlasted position. Thereafter the bracket 46 and the holddown 45 are swunginto operative position, the bracket 46 locked to the brackets 58, andthe hold down 45 lowered into engagement with the bottom face of theshoe by depression of the treadle 94. The operator then swings the armsI98 upwardly by means of the handles 232 to release the plungers I88,thereby permitting the springs 120 to swing the overlaying members i F6upwardly .away from the shoe, and rotates the hand wheel 52 in adirection to swing the arms l l 8 outwardly to move the overlayingmembers and the carriers 22 to starting positions. With the carriers 22and the overlaying members H6 in initial positions, the treadle 94 isreleased to permit the springs 92 to move the holddown upwardly. Thespring I82 then acts to move the plunger 86 upwardly, thereby swingingthe clamp arm l'IEi outwardly, and the springs i62 and 31 act,respectively, to return the plunger IE2 and the toe rest 30 to initialpositions. In order to facilitate the removal of the shoe from themachine and the mounting of another shoe therein the bracket 46 may beunlocked from the brackets 56 and then swung upwardly and rearwardly,with the holddown 45, into inoperative position where it is again lockedto one of the brackets by the arm 1'8.

The invention having thus been described, what is claimed as new anddesired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, flexible elastic lastingmeans arranged to act on an upper at opposite sides of a last betweenits toe and heel-end portions, overlaying means at opposite sides of thelast adjustable heightwise of the last and arranged to act through saidflexible lasting means to lay the marginal portion of the 1 upperinwardly over an insole on the last, and

mechanism for effecting relative movement of said lasting means and thelast heightwise of the last to cause said lasting means by frictionalcontact with the upper to draw it tightly about the last and for alsoadjusting said overlaying means heightwise of the last prior to theoverlaying operation.

2. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, flexible elastic lastingmeans arranged to act on an upper at opposite sides of a last betweenits toe and heel-end portions, overlaying means at opposite sides of thelast adjustable heightwise of the last and arranged to act through saidflexible lasting means to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardlyover an insole on the last, and

mechanism for moving the overlaying means into predetermined heightwiserelation to the bottom face of the insole and while holding theoverlaying means and the last in such adjusted relation moving the lastheightwise relatively to the flexible elastic lasting means to causesaid lasting means to work the upper over the last prior to theoverlaying operation.

3. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, flexible elastic lastingmeans arranged to act on an upper at opposite sides of a last betweenits toe and heel-end portions, overlaying means arranged to act throughsaid flexible lasting means at opposite sides of the last to lay themarginal portion of the upper inwardly over an insole on the last, saidoverlaying means being adjustable heightwise of the last, and meansarranged by engagement with the bottom face of the insole to determinethe relative heightwise positions of the overlaying means and the lastand for thereafter moving the overlaying means and the last heightwiseof the last relatively to the flexible elastic lasting means to causesaid lasting means by frictional contact with the upper to work ittightly over the last prior to the overlaying operation.

4. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, flexible elastic lastingmeans arranged to extend lengthwise of a last substantially from itstoe-end portion to its heel-end portion, overlaying means arranged toact through said flexible elastic lasting means to lay the marginalportion of an upper at the sides of the last inwardly over an insole onthe last, said overlaying means being adjustable heightwise of the last,means for depressing the last relatively to said lasting means byengagement with the insole to cause said lasting means by frictionalcontact with the upper to draw the upper tightly about the last, andmechanism controlled by said last-named means for adjusting theoverlaying means heightwise of the last prior to the overlayingoperation.

5. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, flexible elastic lastingmeans arranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upwardwith an upper .and an insole thereon and. to act on the upper atopposite sides of the last between its toe and heel-end portions,overlaying means arranged to act on the upper at the sides of the lastthrough said flexible elastic lasting means to lay the marginal portionof the upper inwardly over the insole, said overlaying means beingadjustable heightwise of the last, mechanism for adjusting theoverlaying means heightwise of the last and for thereafter moving theoverlaying means and the last together relatively to said lasting meansin a direction heightwise of the last to cause said lasting means byfrictional contact with the upper to work it tightly over the last, andmeans for moving the overlaying means inwardly over the insole.

6. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apron arrangedto engage an upper at the opposite sides of a last between its toe andheel-end portions, overlaying means arranged to act through said apronto lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over an insole on thelast, said means being adjustable heightwise of the last, and mechanismarranged by engagement with the bottom face of the insole to determinethe relative heightwise positions of the overlaying means and the lastand for also effecting relative movement of the apron and the last in adirection heightwise of the last to cause the apron to conform the uppertightly to the contour of the last.

7. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apron arrangedto engage an upper at the opposite sides of a last between its toe andheel-end portions, a holddown for depressing the last within the apronby engagement with the bottom face of the insole to cause the apron byfrictional contact with the upper to work it heightwise of the last,overlaying devices adjustable heightwise of the last and movableinwardly over the bottom of the last for laying the marginal portion ofthe upper through said apron inwardly over the insole, and meanscontrolled by the holddown when in engagement with the insole fordetermining the relative positions of the overlaying devices and thelast heightwise of the last during their overlaying movements.

8. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apron arrangedto support a last presented by the operator bottom upward with an upperand an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toe andheel-end portions, a holddown for depressing the last within the apronby engagement with the bottom face of the insole to cause the apron byfrictional contact with the upper to draw it tightly over the last,overlaying devices arranged to act through said apron at opposite sidesof the last to lay the marginal por tion of the upper inwardly over theinsole, said devices being adjustable heightwise of the last, and meanscontrolled by said holddown for adjusting the overlaying devicesheightwise of the last.

9. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, flexible elastic lastingmeans arranged to engage an upper mounted on a last and to work theupper by frictional contact therewith heightwise of the last in responseto relative movement of the lasting means and the last, overlaying meansarranged to act through said lasting means to lay the marginal portionof the upper at the sides of the last inwardly over the insole, saidoverlaying means being adjustable heightwise of the last, and means foradjusting the overlaying means relatively to the last heightwise of thelast prior to the overlaying operation.

10. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, flexible elastic lastingmeans arranged to engage an upper mounted on a last and to work theupper by frictional contact therewith heightwise of the last in responseto relative movement of the lasting means and the last, overlaying meansarranged to act through said lasting means to lay the marginal portionof the upper at the sides of the last inwardly over the insole, saidoverlaying means being adjustable heightwise of the last, and mechanismarranged by engagement with the bottom face of the insole to eifect aheightwise movement of adjustment of the overlaying means prior to theoverlaying operation.

11. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toeand heel-end portions, a holddown movable into engagement with thebottom face of the insole for depressing the last within the apron tocause the apron by frictionalcontact with the upper to work it tightlyover the last, overlaying devices adjustable heightwise of the last andarranged to act through the apron to lay the marginal portion of theupper at the sides of the last inwardly over the insole, and means foradjusting the overlaying devices heightwise of the last in response tomovement of the holddown into engagement with the insole.

12. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toeand heel-end portions, a holddown for depressing the last within theapron by engagement with the insole to cause the apron by frictionalcontact with the upper to work it tightly over the last, overlayingdevices adjustable heightwise of the last and arranged to act throughsaid apron to lay the marginal portion of the upper at the sides of thelast inwardly over the insole, and members movable with the holddown fordetermining the positions of the overlaying devices heightwise of thelast relatively to the bottom face of the insole.

13. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toeand heel-end portions, means for depressing the last within the apron,

devices at opposite sides of the last for supporting the apron andmovable inwardly to render the apron effective by frictional contactwith the upper to work it heightwise of the last, and separate devicesarranged to act through said apron to lay the marginal portion of theupper inwardly over the insole.

14. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apron forengaging an upper at the opposite sidesof a last between its toe andheelend portions, means for stretching the apron heightwise of the lastto cause it by frictional contact with the upper to work it tightly overthe last, and overlaying devices at the opposite sides of the lastadjustable to conform substantially to the. lengthwise curvature of theshoe bottom for laying the marginal portion of the upper through saidapron inwardly over an insole on the last.

15. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible elastic apronarranged to engage an upper at the opposite sides of a last between itstoe and heel-end portions, devices for supporting the apron at theopposite sides of the last, means for depressing the last within theapron to cause the apron b frictional contact with the upper to draw ittightly over the last, and separate devices arranged to act on the upperthrough said apron along the opposite sides of the last tolay themarginal portion of the upper inwardly over an insole on the last.

16. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, the combination withaflexible apron for engaging an upper at the opposite sides of a lastbetween its toe and heel-end portions, of means for supporting the apronat the opposite sides of the last, a device for moving the lastrelatively to the said last-named means in a direction heightwise of thelast to cause the apron by frictional contact with the upper to tensionthe upper over the last,- and separate devices arranged to act on theupper through said apron to lay its marginal portion along the oppositesides of the last inwardly over an insole on the last.

17. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to engage an upper at the opposite sides of a last betweenitstoe and heel-end portions, a holddown for depressing the last withinthe apron, carriers at opposite sides of the last for supporting theapron to render it effective by frictional contact with the upper todraw it tightly over the last, and overlaying devices extendinglengthwise of the last at the opposite sides thereof for laying themarginal portion of the upper through said apron inwardly over theinsole, said devices being variably conformable to shoes of differentshapes.

18. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toeand heel-end portions, means for depressing the last within the apron,carriers for supporting the apron at the opposite sides of the last andmovable inwardly to render the apron effective by frictional contactwith the upper to work it heightwise of the last, and overlaying devicesat the sides of the last movable inwardly toward the last beneath saidcarriers and arranged to act through said apron to lay the marginalportion of the upper over the insole.

19. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible elastic apronarranged to extend across the top face of a last with an upper and aninsole thereon and substantially from the tooend portion of the last toits heel-end portion, a holddown for forcing said last into said apronby engagement with the insole, carriers at the opposite sides of thelast for supporting the apron to cause it to stretch in response tomovement of the last and thereby to draw the upper tightly over thelast, overlaying devices at the sides of the last and movable with saidholddown heightwise of the last into positions to act on the upperthrough said apron to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardlyover the insole into lasted position, and means for imparting to saidoverlaying devices their overlaying movements.

20. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toeand heel-end portions, a holddown movable into engagement with theinsole for depressing the last within the apron, carriers for supportingthe apron at the opposite sides of the last and movable inwardly torender the apron effective by frictional contact with the upper to drawit tightly over the last, overlaying devices movable inwardly toward thelast and arranged to act on the upper through said apron to lay itsmarginal portion inwardly over the insole, said devices being adjustableheightwise of the last, and means on the carriers for efiecting suchadjustment of the overlaying devices in response to movement of theholddown into engagement with the insole.

21. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toeand heel-end portions, a holddown for depressing the last within theapron, carriers at opposite sides of the last movable inwardly to renderthe apron effective by frictional contact with the upper to draw ittightly over the last, overlaying devices mounted for movements inwardlytoward the last beneath the carriers and arranged to act through theapron to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the insole,said devices being adjustable heightwise of the last, and membersmounted on the carriers for movements with the holddown heightwise ofthe last and arranged by engagement with the overlaying devices todetermine their positions heightwise of the last relatively to thebottom face of the insole.

22. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toe.and heel-end portions, 2, holddown for depressing the last within theapron by engagement with'the insole, carriers at opposite sides of thelast for supporting the apron and movable inwardly to render the aproneffective by frictional contact with the upper to draw it tightly overthe last, overlaying devices extending lengthwise of the last at theopposite sides thereof between its toe and heel-end portions, saiddevices being adjustable to conform substantially to the lengthwisecurvature of the shoe bottom, and means for moving said overlayingdevices toward each other to cause the apron to lay the marginal portionof the upper inwardly over the insole.

23. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last pressented by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toeand heel-end portions, 2; holddown movable into engagement with theinsole for depressing the last within the apron, carriers for supportingthe apron at the opposite sides of the last and movable inwardly torender the apron efiective by frictional contact with the upper to workit heightwise of the last, overlaying devices at the opposite sides ofthe last movable toward each other to lay the marginal portion of theupper through the apron inwardly over the insole, said devices beingadjustable heightwiseof the last, spring means tending to move saidoverlaying devices upwardly, and plungers slidingly mounted on thecarriers and arranged to extend between the overlaying devices. and theholddown when the holddown is in engagement with the insole fordetermining the adjusted positions of the overlaying devices heightwiseof the last.

24. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, 20 a flexible elasticapron arranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upwardwith an upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between itstoe and heel-end portions, a holddown movable into engagement with 25the bottom face of the insole depressing the last within the apron,carriers for supporting the apron at the sides of the last and movableinwardly to render the apron effective by frictional contact with theupper to work it heightwise of the last, overlaying devices at the sidesof the last beneath said carriers and arranged to act on the upperthrough said apron to lay its marginal portion inwardly over the insole,said overlaying devices being movable heightwise of the last, springmeans tending to move said overlaying devices upward away from the last,and plungers slidingly mounted on said carriers and arranged to movesaid overlaying devices against the resistance of said spring meanstoward the last and to position them in predetermined heightwiserelation to the last in response to movement of the holddown intoengagement with the insole.

25. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible elastic apronarranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toeand heel-end portions, a holddown movable from position above the lastinto engagement with the bottom face of the insole for depressing thelast Within the apron, carriers for supporting the apron at the sides ofthe last and movable inwardly to render the apron effective byfrictional contact with the upper to draw it tightly over the last,overlaying devices at the sides of the last arranged to act through saidapron to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the insole,said devices being movable heightwise of the last, plungers slidinglymounted on said carriers and movable with the holddown for moving saidoverlaying devices into predetermined heightwise relation to the bottomface of the insole, spring means against the resistance of which theoverlaying devices thus movable, and means on the carriers for holdingsaid plungers against upward movement while permitting them to movedownwardly with the holddown.

26. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last pre- 70 sented by the operator bottom upwardwith an upper and an insole thereon and to act on the upper between itstoe and heel-end portions, overlaying means arranged to act on the upperthrough said apron to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardlyover the insole, said overlaying means comprising a plurality of membersat each side of the last relatively adjustable heightwise of the last toconform substantially to the heightwise curvature of the bottom face ofthe insole, and means movable into engagement with the bottom face ofthe insole for effecting adjustment of said members.

27. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toeand heel-end portions, mechanism for effecting relative movement of theapron and the last in a direction heightwise of the last to cause theapron to conform the upper tightly to the contour of the last,overlaying means arranged to act through said apron to lay the marginalportion of the upper inwardly over the insole, said overlaying meanscomprising a plurality of overlaying members at each side of the lastrelatively adjustable heightwise of the last into substantial conformityto the contour of its bottom face, and means for relatively adjustingsaid overlaying members and for holding them in adjusted relation duringtheir overlaying movements.

28. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toeand heel-end portions, a holddown for moving the last relatively to theapron in a direction heightwise of the last by engagement with theinsole to cause the apron by frictional contact with the upper to drawit tightly over the last, overlaying devices at the opposite sides ofthe shoe arranged to act on the upper through said apron to lay itsmarginal portion inwardly over the insole, each of said devices beingadjustable to conform substantially to the lengthwise curvature of theshoe bottom, and mechanism controlled by said holddown for adjustingsaid overlaying devices.

29. In a lasting machine, overlaying devices at opposite sides of a shoemounted for movements inwardly over the shoe bottom for laying themarginal portion of the upper inwardly over the insole, each of saiddevices comprising a plurality of overlaying members independentlymounted for swinging movements heightwise and widthwise of the shoe,mechanism for relatively swinging said members heightwise of the shoe toconform them to the contour of its bottom face and for holding them inadjusted relation during their inward movements while permitting them tomove relatively to one another widthwise of the shoe in operating on theshoe, and means for imparting to said overlaying members theiroverlaying movements.

30. In a lasting machine, overlaying devices at opposite sides of a shoemounted for bodily movements widthwise of the shoe for laying themarginal portion of the upper inwardly over the insole, each of saiddevices comprising a plurality of overlaying members mounted forrelative swinging movements in directions heightwise and widthwise ofthe shoe, means for swinging said overlaying members relatively to oneanother heightwise of the shoe to conform them substantially to thelengthwise curvature of the shoe bottom in the course of the operationof the machine, and means for moving said overlaying members inwardlyover the insole.

'31. In a lasting machine, overlaying devices at opposite sides of ashoe, said overlaying devices each comprising a plurality of overlayingmembers mounted for relative swinging movements in directions heightwiseof the shoe, pivoted arms for moving said overlaying members inwardlyover the bottom of the shoe to lay the marginal portion of theupper overthe insole, means for holding said overlaying members against relativeswinging movements, and a device arranged to engage the bottom of theshoe and to impart to said overlaying members through said last-namedmeans swinging movements relatively to one another prior to their inwardmovements to conform them substantially to the lengthwise curvature ofthe shoe bottom.

32. In a lasting machine, overlaying devices at opposite sides of ashoe, said devices each comprising a plurality of members movable bodilywidthwise of the shoe to lay the marginalportion of the upper inwardlyover the insole, said members being mounted for relative swingingmovements in directions heightwise of the shoe, and means movable intoengagement with the insole and conformable thereby to the lengthwisecurvature of its bottom face for determining the correct relativepositions of the overlaying members in operating upon the shoe.

33. In a lasting machine, overlaying devices at opposite sides of a shoemounted for movements inwardly over the bottom of the shoe to lay themarginal portion of the upper inwardly over the insole, said deviceseach comprising a plurality of overlaying members arranged in a seriesex tending along the side of the shoe, said members being relativelyadjustable heightwise of the shoe, and means for relatively adjustingsaid overlaying members to conform them substantially to the lengthwisecurvatures of the bottom face of the shoe, said means comprising aplurality of pressers arranged side by side lengthwise of'the shoe thebottom of the shoe to lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardlyover the insole, each of said devices comprising a plurality of members5 relatively adjustable heightwise of the shoe, means movable intoengagement with the bottom face of the shoe to determine the correctrelative positions of said overlaying members in operating upon theshoe, said meansv comprising a plurality of pressers relatively movableto posi tions determined by the lengthwise contour of the shoe bottom,and means for relatively adjusting the overlaying members in response tothe relative movement of the pressers.

35. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last presented by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toeand heel-end portions, carriers for supporting the apron at the oppositesides of the last, overlaying means arranged to act through said apronto lay the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the insole, saidoverlaying .means comprising a plurality of members at each side of thelast extending in a series lengthwise of the last, said members beingrelatively movable heightwise of the last, a holddown for depressing thelast within the apron to cause the apron by frictional contact with theupper to work it heightwise of the last, said holddown comprising aplurality of presser members mounted to move relatively to one anotherinto engagement with the bottom face of the insole substantially fromits toe end to its heel-end portion, and plungers slidingly mounted insaid carriers and arranged to extend between each of said pressers andan overlaying member for relatively moving the overlaying members inresponse to relative movement of the pressers to conform the overlayingmembers substantially to the lengthwise curvature of the bottom face ofthe insole.

36. In a machine for shaping uppers over lasts, a flexible apronarranged to support a last presented'by the operator bottom upward withan upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upper between its toeand heel-end portions, carriers for'supporting the apron at the oppositesides ofthe last, overlaying means arranged to act through said apron tolay the marginal portion of the upper inwardly over the insole, saidoverlaying means comprising a plurality of members at each side of thelast extending in a series .lengthwise of the last, said members beingrelatively movable'heightwise of the last, and means for depressing thelast within the apron to conform the upper tightly to the contour of thelast and for also moving said overlaying members relatively to oneanother to conform them substantially to the heightwise curvature of thebottom face of the insole, said means comprising a plurality of pressersarranged side by side lengthwise of the last andlrelativelymovableheightwise of the last into engagement with the bottom face of theinsole substantially from itstoe end to its heel-end portion, aplurality of plungers independently mounted on the carriers formovements heightwise of the last with the pressers, each of saidplungersbeing arranged to engage one of the overlaying members, andspring means for holding the overlaying members in engagement with theplungers.

37. In a machine for lastingthe opposite sides of shoes with cement, aflexible apron for conforming anupperto-thecontourpf alast,overlayingmeans arrangedtoact through said apron to lay the marginalportion of the upper inwardly over an insole on the last, saidoverlaying means comprising a plurality of members at each side of thelast extending in a series lengthwise of the last, said membersbeingrelatively movable heightwise of the last into substantial conformity tothe lengthwise curvature of its bottom face, and spring means forforcing said members independently-toward the last to hold the uppernear .the edge of the insole prior to the overlaying operation to permitcement to be appliedfto the marginal portion of the upper materials.

38. In a machine for lasting the opposite sides of shoes with cement, aflexible apron for working an upper into conformity to the contour of alast between its toe and heel-end portions, devices at opposite sides ofthe last arranged to act through said apron to press the upper close tothe edge of .the insole with its lasting margin projecting beyond saidedge, each device comprising a plurality of members extending in aseries lengthwise of the last, said members being relatively adjustableheightwise of the last, means for determining the correct relativepositions of said members heightwise of the last, and means for movingsaid members inwardly toward the last including spring means arranged topermit said members to movev relatively to one another widthwise of thelast to positions determined by the widthwise curvatures of the oppositeside edges of the insole.

39. In a machine for lasting the opposite sides of shoes with cement, aflexible elastic apron arranged to support a last presented by theoperator bottom upward with an upper and an insole thereon and to engagethe upper between its toe and heel-end portions, mechanism for 1eflecting relative movement of said apron and the last heightwise of thelast to cause the apron by frictional contact with the upper to work itheightwise of the last, overlaying means arranged to act through saidapron to lay the mar- 1 ginal portion of the upper inwardly over theinsole,tsaid overlaying means comprising a plurality of overlayingmembers at each side of the last extending in a series lengthwise of thelast, and means for moving the overlaying members 2 at the oppositesides of the last inwardly into positions to hold the upper close to theopposite side edges of the insole prior to the overlaying operation topermit cement to be applied to the marginal portion of the uppermaterials. 2

40. In a machine for lasting the opposite sides of shoes with cement, aflexible apron arranged to support a last presented by the operatorbottom upward with an upper and an insole thereon and to engage theupper between its toe and 3 heel-end portions, means for effectingrelative movementof the apron and the last in a direc: tion heightwiseof the last to cause the apron by frictional contact with the upper towork it heightwise of the last, overlaying means ar- 3 ranged to actthrough said apron to lay the marginalportion of the upper inwardly overthe insole, said means comprising a plurality of overlaying members ateach side of the last extending in a series lengthwise of the last, and

a single means for moving said overlaying members at the opposite sidesof the last simultaneously inward into positions to hold the upper closeto the side edges of the insole to permit cement to be applied to themarginal portions of the upper materials.

41. In a machine for lasting the opposite sides of shoes with cement, aflexible apron arranged to support a last presented by the operatorbottom upward with an upper and an insole thereon and to act on theupper between its toe and heel-end portions, means for depressing thelast within the apron to cause the apron by frictional contact with theupper to work it tightly over the last, devices at opposite sides of thelast movable inwardly toward the last to press the upper through saidapron close to the edge of the insole with its lasting margin projectingbeyond said edge, said devices each comprising a plurality of membersextending in a series 6 lengthwise of the last, said members beingrelatively movable heightwise of the last, means for moving said membersinwardly into positions to hold the upper through the apron, and meansfor moving said members relatively to (3 one another heightwise of thelast to conform them substantially to the heightwise curvature of theshoe bottom and for holding said members in those positions with thelast and shoe depressed within the apron to permit cement to 7 beapplied to the lasting margin of the upper materials.

42. In a machine for lasting the opposite sides of shoes with cement, arubber apron arranged to support a last presented by the operator bot- 7tom upward with an upper and an insole thereon and to engage the upperbetween its toe and heel-end portions, a holddown for depressing thelast within the apron by engagement with the bottom face of the insoleto cause the apron by frictional contact with the upper to work ittightly over the last, devices at opposite sides of the last arranged toact through said apron to press the upper close to the edge of theinsole with its lasting margin projecting beyond said edge, each devicecomprising a plurality of members extending in a series lengthwise ofthe last, said members being relatively movable both widthwise andheightwise of the last, means for moving said members inwardly towardthe last including spring means for permitting relative movement of saidmembers widthwise of the last, means controlled by said holddown forrelatively moving said members heightwise of the last to conform themsubstantially to the lengthwise curvature of the shoe bottom, said meansbeing arranged to hold said members in adjusted positions against upwardmovements with the last and shoe depressed within the apron to permitthe holddown to be moved upwardly out of engagement with the bottom faceof the insole while cement is being applied to the lasting margin of theupper materials.

ARTHUR F. PYM,

Executor of the Will of Charles F. Pym, Deceased. 15

